https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/03/coronavirus-can-gov-newsom-make-rent-mortgage-debt-vanish/ > As the coronavirus pandemic and rising unemployment create a new wave of economic hardship for tenants, renter advocates have built a growing statewide Cancel Rent campaign demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom offer sweeping relief. > But can a California governor wave a wand of emergency powers and make rent and mortgage debt go away?